An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ,…

Christ is a Mediator but in a supereminent way; a Mediator,¹ but above all Peers or Parallels: Hence the Apostle tells us, that there is one Mediator between God and men the man Christ Jesus, 1 Tim. 2.5. One Mediator; Moses was a Mediator too, but, because Christ was a Mediator in a peculiar and superexcellent manner, there is but one Mediator. Moses was an internuncial Mediator; but Christ was a satisfying and atoning one: Hence it appears, that the Mediatorship of Christ must not be measured by the Mediatorship of Moses or any other person in the world, but must be construed according to those singular Excellencies and Preeminencies which the Scripture attributes to it: The Apostle tells us what a Mediator he was; He gave his life a ransom for all; and, as I noted before, where his Passive Obedience is expressed, ⟨p. 426⟩there the active is implied: Christ was a Mediator in that, which he did for us; and on our behalf, and for us, and on our behalf he fulfilled all Righteousness: This is evident; that of Christs which is imputed, and applied to us to justify and make us Righteous before God, was done for us, and and on our behalf; and such was his fulfilling all Righteousness. Hence the Apostle tells us; That by the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men to justification of life, and by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous, Rom. 5.18, 19. Moses was not to fulfil the righteousness of the Law for the people, nor was he to dye as a propitiatory Sacrifice for them, but Christ, a more excellent Mediator, did both for us.

Christ is a Mediator but in a supereminent way; a Mediator,¹ but above all Peers or Parallels: Hence the Apostle tells us, that there is one Mediator between God and men the man Christ Jesus, 1 Tim. 2.5. One Mediator; Moses was a Mediator too, but, because Christ was a Mediator in a peculiar and superexcellent manner, there is but one Mediator. Moses was an internuncial Mediator; but Christ was a satisfying and atoning one: Hence it appears, that the Mediatorship of Christ must not be measured by the Mediatorship of Moses or any other person in the world, but must be construed according to those singular Excellencies and Preeminencies which the Scripture attributes to it: The Apostle tells us what a Mediator he was; He gave his life a ransom for all; and, as I noted before, where his Passive Obedience is expressed,